Month: March 2018

Technology

Uber’s use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after Arizona crash

Reuters News March 27, 2018 0

TEMPE, Ariz./PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - When Uber decided in 2016 to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars in favor of Volvo sport utility vehicles, it also chose to scale back on one notable piece of technology: the safety sensors used to detect objects in the road.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify before U.S. Congress: source

Reuters News March 27, 2018 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg plans to testify before U.S. Congress, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, as he bows to pressure from lawmakers insisting he explain how 50 million users' data ended up in the hands of a political consultancy.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg will not answer UK lawmakers’ questions over data scandal

Reuters News March 27, 2018 0

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg will not answer questions from British lawmakers over how millions of users' data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica as the company faces further pressure on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Zuckerberg will not answer UK lawmakers’ questions over data scandal

Reuters News March 27, 2018 0

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg will not answer questions from British lawmakers over how millions of users' data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, according to a letter sent by the social network seen by Reuters.